Attachment for ironing boards



Nov. 2, 1954 H. W. WINTERS ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING BOARDS Filed Oct. 2,1955 F, g 4 INVENTOR.

Ham/d W. W/hzers 2,693,041 Patented Nov. 2, 1954 ATTACHMENT FOR IRONINGBOARDS Harold W. Winters, Hattiesburg, Miss.

Application October 2, 1953, Serial No. 383,758

3 Claims. (Cl. 38-140) This invention relates to improvements in ironingboard attachments and has particular reference to means for securing tothe ironing board a covering cloth and an iron support.

The principal object of this invention is to provide means for applyingthe cloth pad to an ironmg board 1n a simple and efiicient manner andeliminating the customary draw strings.

A further object is to provide a means for preventing the wrinkling ofthe pad or cover of an ironing board.

A further object is to provide means for preventing damage to the boardor more extensive fires through the accidental igniting of the pad orcover by a hot mom.

A further object is to produce a device of this character which willenable the user to use either side of the board with equal facility.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numbers are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an ironing board and my attachmentsecured thereto;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken on the line 2-2 ofFig. 4;

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevation showing the tension springarrangement.

It has been customary to apply a padding and a cover to an ironing boardso as to provide a smooth ironing surface having a limited resiliency.

These pads heretofore have been placed over the ironing board and eithertacked thereto or secured by a draw string or spaced spring elements.Such arrangements, however, have been proven unsatisfactory due to thecover oftentimes slipping or wrinkling, being difiicult to put on, and,when burned or scorched or soiled, hard to remove and replace.

Also, this type of cover ordinarily provides no place where a hot ironmay be set without danger of burning the cover.

Applicant has therefore devised an arrangement which will hold the padand cover to the ironing board, and at the same time will provide aplace for resting the hot 1ron.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration isshown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designatesan ironing board having the customary legs 6. It is upon such a boardthat I place a padding 7, and over this padding, a cover 8.

My invention consists in a frame 9, which frame has an outwardly turnedlip 11 which engages a plastic strip 12. This frame has its two ends inclose proximity to an inverted pan 13 and is connected thereto throughthe medium of springs 14. Both the frame and the pan are punched so asto form inwardly projecting portions 16, the purpose of which will belater seen.

Secured to the pan is an iron support 17, directly beneath which is aninsulating member 18. In order to keep the two ends of the frameadjacent the edge of the board, I provide a clip 19, which passesbeneath the board and has its ends bent about the ends of the frame, asbest shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

The result of this construction is that after the pad and cloth coverhave been laid over the board, the frame is positioned downwardly sothat the punched out portions 16, which are rough in character, willengage the cloth, tensioning it and holding it smooth. The pan is nowplaced over the end of the board and springs 14 connected between thepan and the end of the frame.

By now placing the clip 19 in position, the ends of the frame will beheld and the board will be ready for use.

It will be apparent that when an iron is set upon the rest 17, heattherefrom cannot pass through the separating space between it and thecover, due to the fact that the insulating member prevents anydissipation of heat to the cover.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and thatvarious changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

It is also apparent that when ironing, the iron cannot engage theplastic strip due to the portion 11 of the frame protecting the same,and at the same time the plastic strip presents a neat appearance, as itcovers the punched openings in the frame.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. Means for removably securing a cover to an elongated ironing boardhaving a smooth edge surface, comprising an elongated generally U-shapedframe for dis- I posal opposite said edge surface at one end of theboard and major portions of the opposite sides thereof, said framehaving inwardly punched roughened portions engageable with the edge ofsaid cover upon downward movement of the frame along said edge surfacefor tensioning the cover, said frame being provided with an outwardlydirected lip, and a strip disposed beneath said lip and engaged withsaid frame for concealing said punched portions, and means engaged withopposite ends of said frame for holding same in cover-engaging position.

2. Means for removably securing a cover to an elongated ironing boardhaving a smooth edge surface, comprislng an elongated generally U-shapedframe engageable with the margin of said cover along said edge surfaceat one end of the board and major portions of the opposite sidesthereof, a clip extendable transversely beneath said board and beingengageable with said frame adjacent the ends thereof for retaining samein operative position, an inverted pan having an edge portion engageablewith said edge surface at the opposite end of the board, and springsconnecting said pan with the said ends of the frame. 3. The structureaccording to claim 2, together with an ron support overlying the base ofsaid pan having an iron supporting surface in vertically spaced relationthereto, and an insulating member disposed between said iron supportingsurface and said pan base.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 1,257,116 Ramrn Feb. 19, 1918 1,3 37,936 Martindale Apr. 20,1920 2,408,145 Johnson Sept. 24, 1946

